Mike Davis

ID: 1602 ~ Source: Black, Dennis. "The Strians of Grain Fails Mainly to be Plain." The Times, 27 Mar. 1977, pg. 97. Newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/image/219785749/. Accessed April 20, 2024. ~ Date: March 27, 1977

This file appears in: Against The Grain: The Endurance Of The Conrad Rice Mill

A picture of Owner Mike Davis of Conrad Rice Mill two years after he bought the mill.

This file appears in: Against The Grain: The Endurance Of The Conrad Rice Mill

Against The Grain: The Endurance Of The Conrad Rice Mill – The 112-year-old Conrad Rice Mill is the oldest operating rice mill in America.

By Marie Hamilton

Philip Amalus Conrad, a true entrepreneur, founded the Conrad Rice Mill and Planting Company in 1912. Following in his father's footsteps as a rice planter, Philip saw an opportunity for growth. Instead of shipping his rice to New Orleans, a…